Communication, Connection, Community: The Podcasters' Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Leadership is all about communication. How many leaders actually follow in their own footsteps?  How many leaders communicate effectively with their teams to accomplish the tasks at hand and the over all company goals?  As an executive coach Carl's guest today knows all too well what it takes to succeed as a leader and how quickly a leader can fail to rise to the top.   Meet...

Send us Fan Mail How powerful is your story?  Is it moving your company or organization to action?  Is your message powerful enough to effect change?  Today's guest speaker knows very well the power of story and how it can have a huge influence on your outcomes. Susan Luke Evans, is a leadership consultant and communications expert.  She is among 8% of Canadian speakers within the Canadian As...

Send us Fan Mail So, you want to work with a family member. Think that will be easy?  All communication is subject to personalities. In a business relationship, those personalities need to mesh together. Not all family relationships mesh. Let's face it...some come with their fair share of challenges. However, it IS possible to have a great working or business relationship with a family member...

Send us Fan Mail Show Overview Picture it: You're at your computer submitting an application to speak at a main stage event (could be virtual or in person). The meeting planner checks you out on LinkedIn and is very impressed with your professional portfolio. So much so, they check out your Facebook following too!  BAM!  There are pictures from your summer vacation, beers, bikinis and some de...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Description So many people want to be in business for themselves. Who wouldn't want to sleep in, work from home, cut out early, and have weekends off all the time. That's the life of an entrepreneur, right?  Well...not quite!  Marc's Bio Marc Mawhinney has been in business for several years and now coaches coaches on how to be better coaches. He also empower...

Send us Fan Mail Are you doing the same thing you did last year for your speaking strategy? If you are there is a good chance your approach may be stale dated. How do you shift? What do you need to do that's different to get more of the speaking gigs that you want? AND, if you haven't started speaking yet (or shifted your strategy) as yourself this question: If not now, then when? Carl e...

Send us Fan Mail When it comes to be speaking and presenting we know we need to be at 'on' every time we hit the stage. We need to bring our 'A-Game.' The very best version of ourselves needs to be present and with the audience. We're often told to 'interact' and 'connect' with attendees, even if they aren't the most attentive. Most often we think...

Send us Fan Mail As a speaker you know there is a certain timbre or tone or 'voice' to speaking. It's something you've no doubt worked hard at perfecting. Did you know there is a 'face' to speaking? Our guest today is Michelle Butt. Michelle holds an Honours BA in Linguistics from The University of Toronto, is a Master Coach and a Facial Intelligence Expert.   After m...

Send us Fan Mail There are thousands of speaking opportunities out there, all across the world. Even during a global pandemic people are finding ways to speak and elevate their businesses, brands, and passion projects. How do you find those speaking gigs?  PODCASTS, for one! Our guest today explores the world of what it takes to be a podcast guest.  Case Lane is a global writer, podcaster, entrepr...

Send us Fan Mail It’s been said many times over, when it comes to speaking and in business, content is King. Ask yourself this question:  are you giving your content the royal treatment, or the royal flush? Are your potential clients and buyers gravitating to you based on the content and value you provide? In this the final episode of a three part series, Carl explores how to create compelling con...

Send us Fan Mail Even virtual stages can leave a lasting impression. Which one are you leaving?  When people see you and hear you do they see you as professional?  Expert who knows their stuff? Credible and authoritative?   Truth is how you look and sound is just as important in the virtual world as it is in the physical world. In this episode Car will explore what you need to do to make your prof...

Send us Fan Mail There's a new normal in the world of speaking:  THE VIRTUAL STAGE!  It used to be as a speaker or ambitious entrepreneur you'd look for opportunities to get on physical stages. Those opportunities still exist. However, virtual stages are becoming more and more common place for speakers to raise their profile and showcase their expertise!  In this episode Carl walks throu...

Send us Fan Mail Fear. Ego. The inner you.  What affects your ability to speak your truth when you are sharing with an audience?  In this episode Carl's guest, Brian Tohana, shares his insights on how to be the most authentic YOU, you can be all the time, whether it's on stage, in meetings, or even in your own space. Follow Brian's journey through his social media channels. He posts...

Send us Fan Mail Have you often wondered what it would take to write a book?  Kimberley Day is the person you need to talk to!  She's helped countless entrepreneurs get pen to paper. She's then given them the marketing plan to get the word out about their expertise. Guess what that in includes?  You guessed it!  SPEAKING!  As much as Carl believes the quickest, most effective way to grow...

Send us Fan Mail We're diving deep into this today...frankly there's been a lot of misinformation out there...and it's not just in politics. Yes, it's very prevalent in the political world. Still there are entrepreneurs and business professionals out there in our world who are walking the slippery slope of misinforming and misleading prospective and current clients, even if the...

Send us Fan Mail These are unprecedented times we are living in. On our last episode we chatted about pivoting your business and speaking during a global pandemic. Today, we have something quite different.  Imagine your entire industry grinding to a sudden halt!  Through no fault of your own, you've been given the orders to stay home!  Marching orders you could never imagine in a million year...

Send us Fan Mail These are very interesting times we are living in currently. A lot of businesses, large and small, have been hugely impacted by the global Corona-virus Pandemic.  If speaking is something you do or were wanting to embrace this year to reach more of your ideal client, all is not lost. Many people are shifting from speaking on physical platforms and stages to speaking virtually. In...

Send us Fan Mail As a person who's spent a lot of time performing on radio and on stage, I know a thing or two about getting psyched up for a show or a talk.  There's a guy who knows it even better than I do as he's not only studied performance, he's spent his entire life performing and speaking in some capacity...and he's talking on them today!  Nicholas Arnold is an ente...

Send us Fan Mail On a previous podcast we talked on how important stories are for your talk. We're going to pick it up from there and expand on the storytelling theme and give you some solid pointers on how to tell your story. Yes, there is a method!   Stories don't happen by magic. They do take careful planning...and you want to make sure you are, not only telling the RIGHT one, but tel...

Send us Fan Mail Speaking is a wide open playing field that, in all honesty, not a lot of people are playing. There are no shortages of speaking opportunities, from stages to podcasts...yet, so many entrepreneurs are leaving money on the table by NOT speaking!  Are you one of them? Carl's guest today is Jessica Yarbrough. Jessica is a genius at showing entrepreneurs how to build an expert pla...

Send us Fan Mail Radio has been around for over 100 years. Through all the other mediums it's still on of the most portable, most popular, and most financially sustaining.  In this episode we chat with  Speaking of Speaking's 'Big Voice' guy Matt Soper on his take on radio, the podcast world, and how speaking has leveled up his career.   Support the show Got a question about so...

Send us Fan Mail Books, movies, television shows. What do they all have in common? They are story based. Stories are a multi billion dollar industry. I know it seems simple, when we think of movies as an example. Think of it this way, Your talk is no different than a movie:  It's your movie! Make sure it has a good story. In this episode Carl talks about the power of stories and how to go abo...

Send us Fan Mail There is a lot of election fever in both Canada and the US. It's during an election year that we tend to look at and contrast speaking skills especially when it comes to debates. Not only that, we see a lot of ads and campaigning that is designed to let you the voting public know who's the best person/party for the job...but how does it really measure up when you compare...

Send us Fan Mail We are less than 3 months away from a new year and a new decade. Looking back on business and the business of speaking, what's changed?  How have you changed? How have these changes in this past ten years influenced how you, not only do business but communicate? In this 30th episode of Speaking Of Speaking Carl explores where speaking is heading for business in 2020 and beyon...

Send us Fan Mail Picture it. You're in a networking setting where everyone has to stand up and deliver their 'elevator pitch.' Same old, same old. Literally. Everyone sounds like the same old tired, dull, boring, elevator pitch. Not very memorable is it. Imagine delivering that 30 second or minute pitch with so much power you can't help but get leads!  Say good bye to that tire...